Comprehensible input is important because that way the information is promulgated by the teacher and recieved by the student is how it will be embedded in the students mind. By the same token the facilitator has the responsiblity to structure the student's output. Eggbert shows various examples for teachers to structure the output such as creating "Wanted" signs with random pictures to focus on "past tense" or creating digital presentations about various topics.
Using the ideology of student-cenetered learning, students should work collaboratively to improve social skills while working on their responses or creating presentations. Onew way to captitalize on this social learning is through the use of "wiki" short for quick reference. Students could potentially start quick notes about their workplace or trade and other students could edit and add information to what has been started. The work published on the wikis could potentially be corrupted by pranksters, but surpisingly many of these hacked wikis are corrected within hours. It has been concluded by Richardson that many of these wikis are slightly less accurate than the encyclopedia.
One of the benefits of wikis is the potential for publishing information regarding any topic immediately. This could be applied to many of the science or social studies topics that are expected to be taught. The teacher could lead the topic and students can add on informations, vidoes, pictures, or data. The data from the FRESA project referenced by Cummins could be an example of farmworkers cultivation of strawberries and the effects it has on their life.
The wiki prayer sums up best how wikis can be a good resource for students:
Please, grant me the serentiy to accept the pages I cannot edit,
The courage to edit the pages i can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.
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4 comments:
Lizardo,
I agree with you about the power of an internal Wiki to change and challenge the way students treat language material.
The idea of using the wiki for quick notes to be used after a lecture or other experience is a good one. That way I can get feedback and a different point of view than mine, all fuel in the fire to learn more from others. Also, it is motivational to use the Wiki, as you know the feedback is from people who are familiar to you. Also, the ability to "agree to disagree" until a better answer is found builds in the role of an authority figure who may or may not have THE answer.
I must thank you again for the Photostory QS. I have enjoyed using it to put together some slide stories, and hope that my QS this evening may provide you with some information you did not have.
Carol
Lizardo,
I like the way you described the Wikis's potential to be social learning spaces. Just the idea of having access to such a large abount of information through wikipedia amazes me. I use it all the time to get information on various issues.
However, I have never edited a Wiki. Have you? I am interested to see how it is applicable to classroom teaching here, in Texas. Do you think this is something you will be able to use in your classroom in the near future?
There is a lot of talk about student-centered teaching - I wonder how realistic it is in real-life schools settings.
Lizardo,
I agree with you about the role of the facilitator for student's output - we create the lessons that allow for students to show exactly what they know and how they are able to do it.
Lisa Morales
Lizardo,
I love that Wiki prayer. Glad you posted it. Nice job overall on your posting too!
-Dr. Wright
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